Grain SA Fertiliser Report

Grain SA. Fertiliser Report 2011. Grain SA Fertiliser Report 2011. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. Introduction As a world market commodity, Fertiliser prices are similarly formed to the prices of most global commodities and supply and demand factors that normally impact most commodity prices. The prices of the main Fertiliser materials reached record levels during 2008 and again decreased sharply during the latter part of 2008. This volatility in Fertiliser prices resulted in various questions being raised regarding whether this was due to fundamental reasons (for example supply and demand) that caused this occurrence or not. Fertiliser as production input contributes on average between 30 % and 50 % to a Grain and oilseed producers variable production costs in South Africa. For this reason, the price that Grain and oilseed producers pay for Fertiliser is a vitally important determinant of the profitability of Grain and oilseed production in South Africa.

Grain SA Fertiliser Report 2011 ii Investigation into the international fertiliser market in terms of: The structure of the international fertiliser industry – what countries and companies are the

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